Commode.



G. W. HARDIN.

COMMODE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 10, I915.

Patented Aug. 24, 1915.

Inventor Attorneys COLUMBIA PLANOGRVAPH C0.,WASNXN6TON, n. c.

GEORGE VVVHA RDIN, OF HOPE, NORTH DAKOTA.

COMMODE.

Specification of Letters Patent. t t u 24, 1 15,

Application filed June 10, 1915. .Seria1No.33,3 10.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, GEORG W. HAnnIN, a citizen of the United States, residlng at Hope, in the county of Steele and'State of North Dakota, have invented a new and useful Commode, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to commodes, its object being to provide means whereby odors therein will be carried off whether or not the cover be open.

With the foregoing and other objects in View which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed, can be made within the scope of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the accompanying drawings the preferred form of the inventionhas been shown.

In said drawings :Figure 1 is a vertical section through the structure. Fig. 2 is a section on line AB Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a front elevation of the valved air inlet.

Referring to the figures bycharacters of reference 1 designates a base of any suitable material on which is secured a cylindrical casing 2 on which is mounted a top or seat 3 hingedly attached, as at 4:, and provided with the usual opening 5 over which a hinged lid 6 is adapted to extend. Air inlet openings 7 are formed in the front of the casing 1 close to the top thereof and back of these openings is disposed a screen fabric 8 while in front of the openings is mounted a damper 9 adapted to be rotated by means of a knob 10 or in any other suitable manner to regulate the flow of air through the openings 7. An outlet pipe or flue 11 extends from the bottom portion of the casing 2 at the back thereof and is adapted to extend to a point outside of the room in which the structure is located.

Extending inwardly from the casing 2 near the top thereof is a flange 12 designed to almost inclose a receptacle 18 which is removably mounted within the casing 2. This receptacle is preferably tapered clownwardly and has supporting legs 14 for bearing on the base 1. A bail 15 is connected to the receptacle whereby the same can be readily carried from place to place and when the receptacle is in position in the casing 2, it

will be almost completely surrounded by the flange 12, the ends of the flange 12 being spaced apart between the back portions of the casing 2 and the receptacle 13. A deflecting apron 16 extends downwardly from, the seat 3 and into the front portion of the receptacle.

It will be apparent that when the openings 7 are exposed, air will be free to enter the same and, as the outlet flue or pipe 11 extends to a point preferably a considerable distance above the commode and preferably to a point outside of the structure in which the said device is located, it will be seen that a strong draft will be set up through the inlet 7 and around and over the receptacle 13, thence downwardly between the ends of the flange 12 whereupon the air will flow into the flue 11 and outwardly. Consequently any odors arising from the receptacle 13 will be caught in the strong current of air passing over and around the receptacle and will be conveyed across and under the opening 5 and thence downwardly to the flue 11 without passing upwardly through said opening 5 even though'the lid 6 should be raised. By raising the seat 3 to the position indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 1, the receptacle 13 can be lifted readily out of the casing 2. The apron 16 constitutes means for deflecting downwardly portions of the air current entering the openings 7 so that the said currents will follow the direction indicated by the arrows in Fig. 1. I

What is claimed is 1. A commode including a casing having an air inlet adjacent the top of the front thereof, and an outlet flue extending from the back thereof adjacent the bottom, a seat movably connected to and adapted to extend ,over the top of the casing, a receptacle removably mounted within the casing, a flange extending partly around and fitting snugly against the receptacle, said flange having its middle portion located under the air inlet and having its ends spaced apart adjacent the back of the receptacle, thereby to direct a current of air. from the inlet and over the receptacle and thence downwardly to the outlet, and deflecting apron depending from the seat and into the receptacle.

2. The combination with a casing and a seat hingedly connected thereto and adapted to close the top thereof, said seat having an opening and a lid for closing the opening, of a flange extending inwardly from the eas- 7 ing adjacent the top thereof and having its ends extending to the back of the casing but spaced apart, a receptacle fitted snugly against the flange andpartly, surrounded thereby, said receptacle being housed Within the casing, there being an air inletwithin,

the front portion of the casing near'the up e ies or this peteiit may he obtained at depending" from the seat and intothe front portion of the receptacle, thus to deflect downwardlyinto the receptacle va current of air flowing from the inlet to the outlet.

In testimony that I claim the foreging as my own, I have hereto affixed my signature in the presence, of tWo Witnesses. I

GEORGE W. HARDIN.

Witnesses? r Y WALTER E. MASTERS, C. W. MOORE.

five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner 01 Patents. Washington, D. G, V 

